Improved bedstead-fastening



' ters and gu'res marked thereon,

this specification.

@anni 'fr f GEoRGE SUGG AND WILLIAM METz-,-l-oF-cH1cAGo, IL

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mRovr-:D BnDsTnAD-FASTENI'NG.'

" The Schedule referred to in To ali whom, 'it mai/y concern Be it known that we, GEORGE 'SUGG and-WILLIAM METZ, of Chicago, in the county of Cook, and-State of Illinois, have invented and produced a new and use and we do hereby declare and make known that the following is a full, he same, reference beingfhad to the accompanying drawings, and the let; which form part of Our said 4invention consists in constructing the male fastenings for securing the rails of bedsteads together, with a curved orsemicircular bar, which ts into arecess of corresponding shape, cut out in the ends ofthe side rails of the bedstead, instead of two lugs or arms, to t into two' corresponding sockets in .the end rails' or posts, the single curvedl recessbeing cut out by means cfa circular saw, audwith much less labor and l time than is required inadapting the ordinary-form.

vTo enable' those skilled in the art to lunderstand how to make and use our said invention, to describe the same with particularity, making reference, in so doing, to the aforesaid drawings, .in which-.-

Figure 1 represents a side view of the male fastenlnfsoFigure 2 is an endv view of\ the same;

Figure 3 is a similar view, -with lugs'upon one side only, in which form said device may be applied to bedsteads witlrthin rails;

Figure 4 represents a side View, when a continuous flangeis used Vupon the male fastening, instead of lugs simply at each end; and

`Figure 5 'is an end View of the female fastening,

showing the sam-e adapted, to the male fastening, as seen in g. 3.

'we will proceed l al .figures de'- 'note the same parts of our said invention.

lA represents a bar, of iron or other suitable metal, which is casttogether with a ing a single piece.

The curved bar enters a concave recess in the end of'the side rail, being firmly secured in the same from the conguration ofthe bar, audits ends 'are provided, upon both sides, with lugs b b, which secure the fastening in theiernale fastening as desired.-

If desired, the said ends ofthe curved bar O may be connected and strengthened by the ba'rAfandivhere a continuous -flange, ff, is used, the bar Amust be provided. Y l

When lugs b b are arranged upon both sides of the fastening, the female fasteningv must have corresponding enlargements'inits slot, upon both sides thereof.

When a iiange, f, is used, suitable provisions must be made in the female fastening to receive and retain the said ,male fastening.

Having described the construction and operation of Y our said invention, we willnow specify whatwe claim, and desir-etc secure by Letters Patent.

We claim the curved semicircular bar O, its ends,

projecting from the rail, being provided with lugsb connecting bar A, in combination with the female iast" ening adapted thereto, substantially as and for the purposes specified'.

GEORGE SUGG.

NVM. METZ.

Witnesses:

J. B. TURHIN, Jes. R. HAYDEN.

semicircular bar. vC, form- 

